2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Titel: 2nd re-tender for fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99, SB16 & S16 for\n use in the Danish rail network

Beskrivelse: In accordance with the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU (the Utilities Directive\n as implemented by Executive Order no. 1078 of 29 June 2022 on procurement by entities\n operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors), a framework\n agreement for supply of fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99/SB89 and\n S16/SB16 for use in the Danish rail network as well as the product type acceptance\n process for the offered sleepers and rail pads is put out to tender.

The\n execution of the Framework Agreement is divided into three phases:

(1) Design,\n Validation and Product Type Acceptance Phase
(2) Retrofitting of Sleeper Factory\n Phase
(3) Manufacturing and Delivery Production Phase.

The framework\n agreement gives Banedanmark a right, but not an obligation, to order the above-mentioned\n fasteners and rail pads.

The Framework Agreement is exclusive regarding\n supply of fasteners to be used at Banedanmark's Sleeper Factory.

Fasteners\n to be used in connection with maintenance and replacement of existing fasteners in\n Banedanmark’s infrastructure are not covered by this agreement.

For more\n information reference is made to the tender material.

Identifikator for proceduren: 8245c915-3c2c-4212-a4dd-5623b0e0be96

Tidligere bekendtgørelse: 352284-2026

Intern ID: 2026-19982

Udbudsprocedure: Udbud med forhandling/indkaldelse af tilbud med forudgående offentliggørelse

Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej

Hovedpunkterne i proceduren: The procurement will be conducted as a negotiated procedure, and the framework agreement\n will expectedly be awarded to the tenderer submitting the most economically advantageous\n tender based on the award criterion, see section 7 of the tender specifications.
The\n procurement process is as follows:

1. Request for prequalification: The economic\n operators submit an application for
prequalification. Based on the applications\n received, Banedanmark will prequalify four (4) economic operators.

2. Invitation\n to submit an initial tender: Banedanmark invites the prequalified economic operators\n to submit an initial tender. Accordingly, tenders may only be submitted by economic\n operators that have been prequalified.

3. Submission of initial tender:\n The prequalified economic operators submit an initial tender. The initial tenders\n form the basis of the subsequent negotiation meetings.

4. Negotiation meetings:\n Tenderers having submitted an initial tender in due time will subsequently be invited\n to a negotiation meeting.

The negotiations will be conducted in accordance\n with the principle of equal treatment, which means that all tenderers will be allotted\n the same time for negotiations with Banedanmark. One (1) negotiation meeting will\n be held with each tenderer. The negotiation meeting is expected to have a maximum\n duration of four (4) hours, but Banedanmark reserves the right to change the duration\n should this prove to be required.
Before the negotiation meeting, Banedanmark\n will forward an agenda for the meeting and a specification of the key issues which\n Banedanmark wishes to discuss with the tenderer. It should be noted that this specification\n is not exhaustive and that other issues than those specified beforehand may also be\n discussed at the individual negotiation meetings.
The purpose of the negotiations\n is partly to allow the tenderers to optimise their tenders, partly to ensure that\n the tenderers submit compliant tenders. Finally, the negotiations may also cause Banedanmark\n to revise the tender documents. During the negotiations, Banedanmark will provide\n the individual tenderer with general information about its overall view of the strengths\n and weaknesses of the initial tender. However, it is the sole responsibility of the\n tenderer to ensure that it ultimately submits a compliant final tender.

Banedanmark\n wishes as a starting point to negotiate on these points:
Type-approval process\n of the offered fasteners
Process for retrofitting of Sleeper Factory (if necessary)
Special\n conditions and elements that affect delivery time and ability
Logistics (including\n warehousing, delivery and transport)

Other issues that are relevant to the\n process will also be subject for the negotiation meetings. The expected time of the\n negotiation meetings is set out in clause 3.

The negotiation meetings can\n either be held via Teams or at Banedanmark at the following address:
Carsten Niebuhrs\n Gade 43 1577 Copenhagen V Denmark.

The tenderer is requested to inform Banedanmark\n about which persons will represent the tenderer at the negotiation meeting (name,\n position and company name).

Banedanmark will prepare minutes after each\n negotiation meeting. These minutes will not be made public. The individual minutes\n will only be sent to the tenderer participating in the meeting. If questions of a\n general nature were discussed at a negotiation meeting, the answers to such questions\n in anonymised form will be communicated to all tenderers via EU-Supply, see clause\n 2.3 of the tender specifications. The tenderer will be given the opportunity to comment\n on and confirm the information in the minutes. No independent, legal relevance for\n the submission of a final tender may be assigned to the minutes, as the final tender\n is to be submitted solely on the basis of the final tender documents.

Based\n on the negotiation meetings, Banedanmark will prepare revised tender documents, which\n will form the basis of the tenderers’ final tenders. As part of the revision, Banedanmark,\n in full compliance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency, may change\n the contents of, withdraw or add new “general requirements” or “evaluation requirements”.\n Moreover, Banedanmark may make changes or additions to the information/documents to\n be attached to the final tender. However, the changes/additions may not cause the\n characteristics of the services put out to tender to change or cause the services\n to no longer be within the scope of the description provided in the contract notice.\n Moreover, fundamental elements may not be changed, including “minimum requirements”.\n However, linguistic clarifications, correction of obvious errors and inexpediencies,\n etc. are always allowed, in full compliance with the principles of equal treatment\n and transparency.

5. Publication of revised tender documents: After completion\n of the negotiation meetings, Banedanmark will issue revised tender documents, which\n will form the basis of the tenderers’ final tenders.

6. Submission of final\n tender: The tenderers submit their final tenders, which will be evaluated by Banedanmark.

7.\n Contract award: Banedanmark will award the framework agreement to the tenderer which\n has submitted the most economically advantageous tender based on the award criterion.

The\n economic operators participating in the tender proces will not be paid for participating\n in the proces.

For a detailed review of the above process, see the description\n provided in the tender material.

2.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Varer

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 34947000 Sveller og dele af sveller

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34941000 Skinner og tilbehør

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946000 Materialer og forsyninger til anlæg af jernbanespor

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946100 Byggematerialer til jernbanespor

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946230 Klemplader, underlag og sveller

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Banedanmark sleeper factory, Vejlbyvej 1

By: Fredericia

Postnummer: 7000

Landsdel (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Land: Danmark

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Bygholm Parkvej 4

By: Horsens

Postnummer: 8700

Landsdel (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Land: Danmark

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Kærup Industrivej 5

By: Ringsted

Postnummer: 4100

Landsdel (NUTS): Vest- og Sydsjælland (DK022)

Land: Danmark

2.1.3 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 430.000.000 Dansk krone

Rammeaftalens maksimumværdi: 600.000.000 Dansk krone

2.1.4 Generelle oplysninger

Yderligere oplysninger: 1) In the event of changes to selected applicants or tenderers, the rules in Section\n 147 of the Danish Public Procurement Act shall apply in full.

2) It is noted\n that each applicant may only submit one application for prequalification.

3)\n The contracting entity may request applicants to supplement, clarify or complete the\n application pursuant to Article 76(4) of the Utilities Directive, if the applications\n or tenders do not meet the formal requirements of the tender documents.

4)\n The EU’s fifth package of sanctions (Regulation (EU) 2022/576): As a result of the\n EU’s fifth package of sanctions, see Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 amending\n Regulation (EU) no. 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions\n destabilising the situation in Ukraine), contracting authorities or entities in the\n EU may not award public contracts or concessions to the following types of tenderers:\n Russian nationals, undertakings or other legal entities established in Russia; non-Russian\n undertakings which are (directly or indirectly) owned for more than 50% by a Russian\n national or undertaking; non-Russian undertakings acting on behalf of a Russian national\n or undertaking. Russian sub suppliers and supporting entities are also covered by\n the sanctions if their contribution accounts for 10% or more of the contract value.\n
Before making the award decision, Banedanmark will request to receive documentation\n that the tenderer is not comprised by the prohibition, see clause 8. For this purpose,\n the tenderer may use Appendix C “Solemn declaration re. fifth package of sanctions”.

5)\n Participation in the tender can only be done electronically via the contracting authority's\n electronic tendering system. In order to access the tender documents and participate\n in the process, interested companies must register online. As part of their tender,\n the tenderer must complete and submit an ESPD as preliminary evidence of the conditions\n mentioned in Section 148 of the Public Procurement Act, cf. Section 12 of the Implementing\n Order. In the case of a group of undertakings (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD\n must be submitted for each of the participating economic operators. If the tenderer\n relies on the capabilities of other entities, an ESPD must be submitted for each of\n the entities on which the tenderer relies.
If the contract is awarded to a group\n of economic operators (e.g. a consortium), the participants in the group must assume\n joint and several liability and appoint a joint authorized representative. Before\n the award decision, the tenderer to whom the contracting authority intends to award\n the contract must provide documentation for the information provided in the ESPD in\n accordance with sections 151 and 152 of the Public Procurement Act, cf. section 12\n of the Implementation Order. Banedanmark may require the submission of documentation\n at any time during the tender process if deemed necessary.

6) Banedanmark\n will accept the documentation for grounds for exclusion that appears from e-Certis,\n cf. section 152(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. § 12 of the Implementation\n Order. Documentation may include the following forms of evidence:

- An extract\n from the relevant register or equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or\n administrative authority, showing that the applicant is not covered by the grounds\n for exclusion, or A certificate issued by the competent authority in the country concerned\n as proof that the applicant is not covered by the grounds for exclusion. If the country\n concerned does not issue the abovementioned documents or certificates, or these do\n not cover all the grounds for exclusion, they may be replaced by a declaration under\n oath. If the tenderer is found to be covered by a ground for exclusion, the tenderer\n has the option of initiating a self-cleaning procedure, cf. § 138 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act, cf. § 11(1)(2) of the Implementation Order.

7) The candidate\n may rely on the capacities of other entities (e.g. a parent or a fellow subsidiary\n or a sub-supplier) regardless of the nature of the legal relationship between the\n candidate and such other entities.
The supporting entities may not be affected\n by any of the exclusion grounds.
The other entity(ies) on which the candidate\n relies must therefore also submit a completed ESPD with the information requested\n by Banedanmark. In the suitability assessment, in case a candidate relies on a supporting\n entity, Banedanmark will perform an overall assessment of the information provided\n by the candidate and the supporting entity. Together, they must meet the defined minimum\n requirements for suitability.
In connection with obtaining documentation, a candidate/tenderer\n relying on the capacities of other entities must submit a letter of support proving\n that the relevant supporting entity has a legal obligation towards the candidate/tenderer.\n The candidate/tenderer may use Appendix B “Template for declaration of support”.

8)\n Tenders can only be submitted for the entire scope of the contract.

9) The\n contracting authority does not provide participation fees.

10) Mandatory\n exclusion grounds: Banedanmark must exclude a candidate from participating in the\n procurement procedure if the candidate is subject to the mandatory exclusion grounds\n mentioned in sections 1135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Information\n on the mandatory exclusion grounds set out in sections 135 and 136 must be provided\n in the following sections of Part III “Exclusion grounds” of the ESPD: Section III.A:\n “Grounds relating to criminal convictions” Section III.B: “Grounds relating to the\n payment of taxes or social security contributions” Section III.C: “Grounds relating\n to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct”.

11) Discretionary\n exclusion grounds In addition, Banedanmark will exclude a candidate to whom one or\n more of the circumstances specified in section 137(1)(1)-(3) and (5) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act applies in the event of: the candidate’s non-compliance with\n environmental, social and labour regulations;
the candidate’s (i) bankruptcy,\n (ii) insolvency, (iii) composition with creditors under which all creditors will be\n bound, (iv) a situation analogous to bankruptcy under national law, (v) assets being\n administered by a liquidator, and (vi) suspension of the business activities; the\n candidate’s agreements with other economic operators with a view to distortion of\n competition; the candidate’s attempt to influence the decision-making process of the\n contracting authority. Information on the discretionary exclusion grounds must be\n provided in the following sections of Part III “Exclusion grounds” of the ESPD: Section\n III.C: “Grounds relating to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct”.

12)\n The estimated contract amount is calculated on basis of available pricing information\n and the estimated future demand for fasteners in the contract period.
The maximum\n contract value is based on the calculated estimated value to which is added 40% to\n cover fluctuations in the contract period.

13) Banedanmark will select the\n number of candidates by applying the selection criteria stated in this contract notice,\n unless the Banedanmark receives no more than the stated number of compliant requests\n for participation.

14) A site visit of the sleeper factory will be possible.\n See Tender Specifications section 2.4.

Retsgrundlag:

Direktiv 2014/25/EU

The Utilities Directive (Directive 2014/25/EU) - The Utilities Directive (Directive 2014/25/EU) is implemented in Danish law by Ministerial\n Order
on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and\n postal services sectors (Ministerial Order No. 1078 of 29 June 2022), which also contains\n supplementary provisions.

2.1.6 Udelukkelsesgrunde

Kilder til grundlag for udelukkelse: Bekendtgørelse

Korruption: see section 135(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Svig: see section 135(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Hvidvaskning af penge eller finansiering af terrorisme: see section 135(1), para (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Deltagelse i en kriminel organisation: see section 135(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Terrorhandlinger eller strafbare handlinger med forbindelse til terroraktivitet: see section 135(1), para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Børnearbejde og andre former for menneskehandel: see section 135(1), para (6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på miljølovgivningsområdet: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på det arbejdsretlige område: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på sociallovgivningsområdet: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Aftaler med andre økonomiske aktører med henblik på konkurrencefordrejning: see section 137(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Alvorlige forsømmelser i forbindelse med udøvelsen af erhvervet: see section 136, para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Afgivelse af urigtige oplysninger, tilbageholdelse af oplysninger, ude af stand til at fremlægge de dokumenter, der anmodes om, eller indhentede fortrolige oplysninger i forbindelse med denne procedure: see section 136, para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, and the candidate\n or tenderer has undertaken to unduly influence the decision-making process of the\n contracting entity, where the candidate or tenderer has obtained confidential information\n that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure, or where the\n candidate or tenderer has grossly negligently provided misleading information that\n may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, assessment of the\n minimum requirements for suitability, selection or award of contract, see section\n 137(1), para (5).

Interessekonflikt som følge af deltagelse i udbudsproceduren: see section 136, para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Direkte eller indirekte involvering i forberedelsen af denne udbudsprocedure: see section 136, para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af bidrag til sociale sikringsordninger: see section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af skatter og afgifter: see section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Erhvervsvirksomheden er indstillet: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Konkurs: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tvangsakkord uden for konkurs: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Insolvens: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Aktiver, der administreres af en kurator: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

En situation, der svarer til konkurs i henhold til national ret: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

5 Delkontrakt

5.1 Delkontrakt: LOT-0000

Titel: 2nd re-tender for fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99, SB16 & S16 for\n use in the Danish rail network

Intern ID: 2026-19982

5.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Varer

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 34947000 Sveller og dele af sveller

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34941000 Skinner og tilbehør

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946000 Materialer og forsyninger til anlæg af jernbanespor

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946100 Byggematerialer til jernbanespor

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 34946230 Klemplader, underlag og sveller

Valgmuligheder:

Beskrivelse af optioner: Banedanmark has the option to purchase the Product Type Acceptance (including dynamic\n tests) and Retrofitting of Sleeper Factory regarding the fastening systems for the\n S16/SB16 sleeper. Specifically step 7-12 pictured/specified in illustration 6.1 in\n Appendix 1.2.

Reference is also made to section 1.1.3 in the Tender Specifications\n and section 5.5. in the Framework Agreement.

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Banedanmark sleeper factory, Vejlbyvej 1

By: Fredericia

Postnummer: 7000

Landsdel (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Land: Danmark

Yderligere oplysninger:

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Bygholm Parkvej 4

By: Horsens

Postnummer: 8700

Landsdel (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Land: Danmark

Yderligere oplysninger:

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Postadresse: Kærup Industrivej 5

By: Ringsted

Postnummer: 4100

Landsdel (NUTS): Vest- og Sydsjælland (DK022)

Land: Danmark

Yderligere oplysninger:

5.1.3 Anslået varighed

Varighed: 8 År

5.1.4 Fornyelse

Højeste antal fornyelser: 2

Yderligere oplysninger om fornyelser: The estimated duration of the framework agreement put out for tender is inclusive\n of the extension options. 48 months constitutes the ordinary term of the framework\n agreement, while the remaining 48 months constitutes the extension period of the framework\n agreement.

This Framework Agreement will expire without further notice four\n (4) years after signature. Subject to a written notice of at least three (3) months\n to the date of expiry of the Framework Agreement, Banedanmark may extend it 2 times\n by 24 months. Eight (8) years in total.

5.1.5 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 430.000.000 Dansk krone

Rammeaftalens maksimumværdi: 600.000.000 Dansk krone

5.1.6 Generelle oplysninger

Reserveret deltagelse: Deltagelse uden forbehold.

Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja

Dette udbud er også egnet for små og mellemstore virksomheder (SMV'er): nej

5.1.9 Udvælgelseskriterier

Kilder til udvælgelseskriterier: Bekendtgørelse

Kriterium: Finansielt forhold

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: The candidate must submit the following information as preliminary proof that the\n candidate meets the minimum requirements for suitability in relation to economic and\n financial standing:

- Shareholders’ equity for the last financial year available.\n

The minimum requirement is that the candidate’s shareholders’ equity for\n the last financial year available must be at least 100 million DKK.

If the\n candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, shareholders’\n equity will be calculated as a total amount for the undertaking and such other entities\n for the last financial year available. For a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium),\n shareholders’ equity will be calculated as the undertakings’ overall shareholders’\n equity for the last financial year available. This information is to be provided in\n section IV.B of the ESPD.

Banedanmark will accept the following documentation\n of compliance with minimum requirements:

Shareholders’ equity for the last\n financial year available:
The undertaking’s balance sheet or extracts thereof\n for the last financial year available, if publication of the balance sheet is compulsory\n in the country where the undertaking is established, or other documentation of the\n amount of the undertaking’s shareholders’ equity. For a group of economic operators\n (e.g. a consortium), the information must be provided for each undertaking participating\n in the group. If the undertaking relies on the economic and financial capacity of\n other entities (e.g. a parent company, a fellow subsidiary or a sub-supplier), the\n information must also be provided for these entities.

Kriterium: Finansielt forhold

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: The candidate must submit the following information as preliminary proof that the\n candidate meets the minimum requirements for suitability in relation to economic and\n financial standing:

- Solvency Ratio for the last financial year available.\n

The minimum requirement is that the candidate’s solvency ratio for the last\n financial year available must be at least 20%.

The solvency ratio is calculated\n on the basis of this formula:
Solvency ratio = (equity / total assets ultimo)\n * 100

If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial capacity of other\n entities, the sum of the equity of the business participants and the sum of their\n total assets is first calculated. The ratio between these two figures is then calculated.\n In the case of an association of businesses (e.g. a consortium), the sum of the equity\n of the business participants and the sum of their total assets is first calculated.\n The information must be provided in ESPD section IV.B.

Solvency ratio for\n the last financial year availablePresentation of annual accounts or extracts thereof,\n or a statement of the solvency ratio for the latest available financial year, depending\n on when the company was established or started its business, if the figures for this\n solvency ratio are available. In the case of an association of companies (e.g. a consortium),\n the information must be provided for each of the participating companies in the association.\n If the company relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g.\n a parent company, sister company or subcontractor), the information must also be provided\n for these entities.

Kriterium: Referencer på specificerede leverancer

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: A list of the candidate’s most significant, comparable references for delivery of\n fastening systems for monoblock sleepers within the last 3 years, see sections 5.1.9\n of the contract notice.

One reference is defined as a contract covering\n deliveries to one customer.

The list of references cannot contain more than\n three (3) references, regardless of whether the candidate is an individual undertaking,\n whether the candidate relies on the technical and professional ability of other entities,\n or whether the candidate is a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium). If\n more than three (3) references are
listed, only the first three (3) references\n listed in the ESPD will be considered. Any additional references will be disregarded.\n

Each reference must include the following information:

• A description\n of the relevant supply. The description of the supply should also contain a description\n of the scope of the supply. The description must include confirmation that the fastening\n system holds either an EC-declaration or EC-verification according to TSI on UIC60\n rails

• The economic value of the supply (amount) within the last 3 years

•\n The date of the supply (start and end dates). Only references relating to deliveries\n performed at the time of submission of the application for prequalification will be\n considered. This means, for ongoing references, only the deliveries performed up until\n the time of submission of the application for prequalification will be included in\n the assessment of the reference.

• The name of the customer (recipient)

It\n is a minimum requirement that the candidate specifies minimum one (1) and no more\n than three (3) references within the last 3 years covering delivery of fastening systems,\n that holds an EC-verification or EC-declaration according to TSI on UIC60 rails.

This\n information is to be provided in section IV.C of the ESPD.

If the candidate\n provides the information in an appendix to the ESPD, Banedanmark will only consider\n text and not images, illustrations, etc.

Banedanmark will accept the following\n documentation of compliance with minimum requirements:

The list of references\n specified by the candidate in the ESPD will serve as final documentation of the information\n provided as regards the candidate’s technical and professional ability. However, Banedanmark\n reserves the right to contact the candidate or the customer named in the reference\n with a view to verifying the information provided about the reference, including the\n dates specified for the reference.

Kriterium: Referencer på specificerede leverancer

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: If more than four (4) compliant applications are submitted, Banedanmark will select\n the four (4) candidates who are assessed to be the most suitable to supply the goods\n required under the contract.

The selection of candidates will be based on\n an assessment of which candidates have submitted the most relevant references, see\n clause 4.6.1, relative to the goods to be supplied under the framework agreement.

In\n its assessment of the relevance of references, Banedanmark will put emphasis on references\n delivered to references under similar climatical conditions as in Denmark.

Where\n applicants are assessed equally suitable, Banedanmark will take into account the scope\n of the references. The scope of a reference will be evaluated based on the economic\n value of the supplies delivered under the references during the preceding three (3)\n years.

Kriteriet vil blive anvendt til at udvælge de ansøgere, som skal opfordres til at deltage i anden fase af proceduren

Oplysninger om den anden fase i en procedure, der afvikles i to faser:

Mindsteantallet af ansøgere, som skal opfordres til at deltage i anden fase af proceduren: 4

Det højeste antal ansøgere, som skal opfordres til at deltage i anden fase af proceduren: 4

Proceduren vil finde sted i successive faser. Efter anden fase kan nogle deltagere blive elimineret i hver følgende fase.

5.1.10 Tildelingskriterier

Kriterium:

Type: Pris

Navn: Price

Beskrivelse: Reference is made to the tender specifications section 7.

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 80

Kriterium:

Type: Kvalitet

Navn: Process and support

Beskrivelse: Reference is made to the tender specifications section 7.

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 20

5.1.11 Tilbudsdokumenter

Sprog, som udbudsdokumenterne er officielt tilgængelige på: engelsk

Adresse på udbudsdokumenterne: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=462245&TID=200422554&B=

5.1.12 Tilbudsvilkår

Vilkår for proceduren:

Den påtænkte dato for afsendelse af opfordringerne til at afgive tilbud: 16-12-2026

Vilkår for indgivelse:

Elektronisk indgivelse: Påkrævet

Indgivelsesadresse: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=462245&TID=200422554&B=

Sprog, som tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse kan indgives på: engelsk, dansk

Elektronisk katalog: Ikke tilladt

Alternative tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Tilbudsgivere kan indgive mere end ét tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Frist for modtagelse af anmodninger om deltagelse: 01-12-2026 13:00 +00:00

Betingelser for kontraktens udførelse:

Udførelsen af kontrakten skal ske inden for rammerne af programmer for beskyttet beskæftigelse: Nej

Vilkår relateret til kontraktens udførelse: The contract entails requirements regarding a railway safety management system. Moreover,\n the contract incorporates the consideration of social responsibility, as formulated\n in the conventions that form the basis for the principles of the UN Global Compact\n to the appropriate extent. In addition, contractual requirements are set in accordance\n with ILO Convention No. 94 on Labour Clauses in public contracts and Circular No.\n 9471 of 30 June 2014.

Der kræves en fortrolighedsaftale: nej

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk bestilling: ja

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk betaling: ja

Oplysninger om finansiering og betaling: Payment terms are set out in section 10 of the Framework Agreement.

5.1.15 Teknikker

Rammeaftale:

Rammeaftale uden fornyet iværksættelse af konkurrence

Det maksimale antal deltagere: 1

Oplysninger om det dynamiske indkøbssystem:

Intet dynamisk indkøbssystem

5.1.16 Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgang

Organisation med ansvar for klager: Klagenævnet for Udbud

Oplysninger om klagefrister: Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov\n om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk),\n the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:

Complaints of\n not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from\n the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity\n of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation\n of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act\n and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

In other situations,\n complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the\n Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:

1) 45\n calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract.\n The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.

2)\n 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity\n has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement\n with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into\n if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.

3)\n 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated\n from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and\n tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act.

4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after\n the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2)\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Not later than at the time of lodging\n a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant\n must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with\n the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged\n during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint\n was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate\n whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1)\n of the Act.

The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n is klfu@naevneneshus.dk.

Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren: Banedanmark

Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation, der modtager ansøgninger om deltagelse: Banedanmark

Organisation, der behandler tilbud: Banedanmark

2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title: 2nd re-tender for fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99, SB16 & S16 for\n use in the Danish rail network

Description: In accordance with the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU (the Utilities Directive\n as implemented by Executive Order no. 1078 of 29 June 2022 on procurement by entities\n operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors), a framework\n agreement for supply of fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99/SB89 and\n S16/SB16 for use in the Danish rail network as well as the product type acceptance\n process for the offered sleepers and rail pads is put out to tender.

The\n execution of the Framework Agreement is divided into three phases:

(1) Design,\n Validation and Product Type Acceptance Phase
(2) Retrofitting of Sleeper Factory\n Phase
(3) Manufacturing and Delivery Production Phase.

The framework\n agreement gives Banedanmark a right, but not an obligation, to order the above-mentioned\n fasteners and rail pads.

The Framework Agreement is exclusive regarding\n supply of fasteners to be used at Banedanmark's Sleeper Factory.

Fasteners\n to be used in connection with maintenance and replacement of existing fasteners in\n Banedanmark’s infrastructure are not covered by this agreement.

For more\n information reference is made to the tender material.

Procedure identifier: 8245c915-3c2c-4212-a4dd-5623b0e0be96

Previous notice: 352284-2026

Internal identifier: 2026-19982

Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation

The procedure is accelerated: no

Main features of the procedure: The procurement will be conducted as a negotiated procedure, and the framework agreement\n will expectedly be awarded to the tenderer submitting the most economically advantageous\n tender based on the award criterion, see section 7 of the tender specifications.
The\n procurement process is as follows:

1. Request for prequalification: The economic\n operators submit an application for
prequalification. Based on the applications\n received, Banedanmark will prequalify four (4) economic operators.

2. Invitation\n to submit an initial tender: Banedanmark invites the prequalified economic operators\n to submit an initial tender. Accordingly, tenders may only be submitted by economic\n operators that have been prequalified.

3. Submission of initial tender:\n The prequalified economic operators submit an initial tender. The initial tenders\n form the basis of the subsequent negotiation meetings.

4. Negotiation meetings:\n Tenderers having submitted an initial tender in due time will subsequently be invited\n to a negotiation meeting.

The negotiations will be conducted in accordance\n with the principle of equal treatment, which means that all tenderers will be allotted\n the same time for negotiations with Banedanmark. One (1) negotiation meeting will\n be held with each tenderer. The negotiation meeting is expected to have a maximum\n duration of four (4) hours, but Banedanmark reserves the right to change the duration\n should this prove to be required.
Before the negotiation meeting, Banedanmark\n will forward an agenda for the meeting and a specification of the key issues which\n Banedanmark wishes to discuss with the tenderer. It should be noted that this specification\n is not exhaustive and that other issues than those specified beforehand may also be\n discussed at the individual negotiation meetings.
The purpose of the negotiations\n is partly to allow the tenderers to optimise their tenders, partly to ensure that\n the tenderers submit compliant tenders. Finally, the negotiations may also cause Banedanmark\n to revise the tender documents. During the negotiations, Banedanmark will provide\n the individual tenderer with general information about its overall view of the strengths\n and weaknesses of the initial tender. However, it is the sole responsibility of the\n tenderer to ensure that it ultimately submits a compliant final tender.

Banedanmark\n wishes as a starting point to negotiate on these points:
Type-approval process\n of the offered fasteners
Process for retrofitting of Sleeper Factory (if necessary)
Special\n conditions and elements that affect delivery time and ability
Logistics (including\n warehousing, delivery and transport)

Other issues that are relevant to the\n process will also be subject for the negotiation meetings. The expected time of the\n negotiation meetings is set out in clause 3.

The negotiation meetings can\n either be held via Teams or at Banedanmark at the following address:
Carsten Niebuhrs\n Gade 43 1577 Copenhagen V Denmark.

The tenderer is requested to inform Banedanmark\n about which persons will represent the tenderer at the negotiation meeting (name,\n position and company name).

Banedanmark will prepare minutes after each\n negotiation meeting. These minutes will not be made public. The individual minutes\n will only be sent to the tenderer participating in the meeting. If questions of a\n general nature were discussed at a negotiation meeting, the answers to such questions\n in anonymised form will be communicated to all tenderers via EU-Supply, see clause\n 2.3 of the tender specifications. The tenderer will be given the opportunity to comment\n on and confirm the information in the minutes. No independent, legal relevance for\n the submission of a final tender may be assigned to the minutes, as the final tender\n is to be submitted solely on the basis of the final tender documents.

Based\n on the negotiation meetings, Banedanmark will prepare revised tender documents, which\n will form the basis of the tenderers’ final tenders. As part of the revision, Banedanmark,\n in full compliance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency, may change\n the contents of, withdraw or add new “general requirements” or “evaluation requirements”.\n Moreover, Banedanmark may make changes or additions to the information/documents to\n be attached to the final tender. However, the changes/additions may not cause the\n characteristics of the services put out to tender to change or cause the services\n to no longer be within the scope of the description provided in the contract notice.\n Moreover, fundamental elements may not be changed, including “minimum requirements”.\n However, linguistic clarifications, correction of obvious errors and inexpediencies,\n etc. are always allowed, in full compliance with the principles of equal treatment\n and transparency.

5. Publication of revised tender documents: After completion\n of the negotiation meetings, Banedanmark will issue revised tender documents, which\n will form the basis of the tenderers’ final tenders.

6. Submission of final\n tender: The tenderers submit their final tenders, which will be evaluated by Banedanmark.

7.\n Contract award: Banedanmark will award the framework agreement to the tenderer which\n has submitted the most economically advantageous tender based on the award criterion.

The\n economic operators participating in the tender proces will not be paid for participating\n in the proces.

For a detailed review of the above process, see the description\n provided in the tender material.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Supplies

Main classification (cpv): 34947000 Sleepers and parts of sleepers

Additional classification (cpv): 34941000 Rails and accessories

Additional classification (cpv): 34946000 Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Additional classification (cpv): 34946100 Railway-track construction materials

Additional classification (cpv): 34946230 Rail clips, bedplates and ties

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Banedanmark sleeper factory, Vejlbyvej 1

Town: Fredericia

Postcode: 7000

Country subdivision (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Country: Denmark

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Bygholm Parkvej 4

Town: Horsens

Postcode: 8700

Country subdivision (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Country: Denmark

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Kærup Industrivej 5

Town: Ringsted

Postcode: 4100

Country subdivision (NUTS): Vest- og Sydsjælland (DK022)

Country: Denmark

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 430.000.000 Danish krone

Maximum value of the framework agreement: 600.000.000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Additional information: 1) In the event of changes to selected applicants or tenderers, the rules in Section\n 147 of the Danish Public Procurement Act shall apply in full.

2) It is noted\n that each applicant may only submit one application for prequalification.

3)\n The contracting entity may request applicants to supplement, clarify or complete the\n application pursuant to Article 76(4) of the Utilities Directive, if the applications\n or tenders do not meet the formal requirements of the tender documents.

4)\n The EU’s fifth package of sanctions (Regulation (EU) 2022/576): As a result of the\n EU’s fifth package of sanctions, see Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 amending\n Regulation (EU) no. 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions\n destabilising the situation in Ukraine), contracting authorities or entities in the\n EU may not award public contracts or concessions to the following types of tenderers:\n Russian nationals, undertakings or other legal entities established in Russia; non-Russian\n undertakings which are (directly or indirectly) owned for more than 50% by a Russian\n national or undertaking; non-Russian undertakings acting on behalf of a Russian national\n or undertaking. Russian sub suppliers and supporting entities are also covered by\n the sanctions if their contribution accounts for 10% or more of the contract value.\n
Before making the award decision, Banedanmark will request to receive documentation\n that the tenderer is not comprised by the prohibition, see clause 8. For this purpose,\n the tenderer may use Appendix C “Solemn declaration re. fifth package of sanctions”.

5)\n Participation in the tender can only be done electronically via the contracting authority's\n electronic tendering system. In order to access the tender documents and participate\n in the process, interested companies must register online. As part of their tender,\n the tenderer must complete and submit an ESPD as preliminary evidence of the conditions\n mentioned in Section 148 of the Public Procurement Act, cf. Section 12 of the Implementing\n Order. In the case of a group of undertakings (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD\n must be submitted for each of the participating economic operators. If the tenderer\n relies on the capabilities of other entities, an ESPD must be submitted for each of\n the entities on which the tenderer relies.
If the contract is awarded to a group\n of economic operators (e.g. a consortium), the participants in the group must assume\n joint and several liability and appoint a joint authorized representative. Before\n the award decision, the tenderer to whom the contracting authority intends to award\n the contract must provide documentation for the information provided in the ESPD in\n accordance with sections 151 and 152 of the Public Procurement Act, cf. section 12\n of the Implementation Order. Banedanmark may require the submission of documentation\n at any time during the tender process if deemed necessary.

6) Banedanmark\n will accept the documentation for grounds for exclusion that appears from e-Certis,\n cf. section 152(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. § 12 of the Implementation\n Order. Documentation may include the following forms of evidence:

- An extract\n from the relevant register or equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or\n administrative authority, showing that the applicant is not covered by the grounds\n for exclusion, or A certificate issued by the competent authority in the country concerned\n as proof that the applicant is not covered by the grounds for exclusion. If the country\n concerned does not issue the abovementioned documents or certificates, or these do\n not cover all the grounds for exclusion, they may be replaced by a declaration under\n oath. If the tenderer is found to be covered by a ground for exclusion, the tenderer\n has the option of initiating a self-cleaning procedure, cf. § 138 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act, cf. § 11(1)(2) of the Implementation Order.

7) The candidate\n may rely on the capacities of other entities (e.g. a parent or a fellow subsidiary\n or a sub-supplier) regardless of the nature of the legal relationship between the\n candidate and such other entities.
The supporting entities may not be affected\n by any of the exclusion grounds.
The other entity(ies) on which the candidate\n relies must therefore also submit a completed ESPD with the information requested\n by Banedanmark. In the suitability assessment, in case a candidate relies on a supporting\n entity, Banedanmark will perform an overall assessment of the information provided\n by the candidate and the supporting entity. Together, they must meet the defined minimum\n requirements for suitability.
In connection with obtaining documentation, a candidate/tenderer\n relying on the capacities of other entities must submit a letter of support proving\n that the relevant supporting entity has a legal obligation towards the candidate/tenderer.\n The candidate/tenderer may use Appendix B “Template for declaration of support”.

8)\n Tenders can only be submitted for the entire scope of the contract.

9) The\n contracting authority does not provide participation fees.

10) Mandatory\n exclusion grounds: Banedanmark must exclude a candidate from participating in the\n procurement procedure if the candidate is subject to the mandatory exclusion grounds\n mentioned in sections 1135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Information\n on the mandatory exclusion grounds set out in sections 135 and 136 must be provided\n in the following sections of Part III “Exclusion grounds” of the ESPD: Section III.A:\n “Grounds relating to criminal convictions” Section III.B: “Grounds relating to the\n payment of taxes or social security contributions” Section III.C: “Grounds relating\n to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct”.

11) Discretionary\n exclusion grounds In addition, Banedanmark will exclude a candidate to whom one or\n more of the circumstances specified in section 137(1)(1)-(3) and (5) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act applies in the event of: the candidate’s non-compliance with\n environmental, social and labour regulations;
the candidate’s (i) bankruptcy,\n (ii) insolvency, (iii) composition with creditors under which all creditors will be\n bound, (iv) a situation analogous to bankruptcy under national law, (v) assets being\n administered by a liquidator, and (vi) suspension of the business activities; the\n candidate’s agreements with other economic operators with a view to distortion of\n competition; the candidate’s attempt to influence the decision-making process of the\n contracting authority. Information on the discretionary exclusion grounds must be\n provided in the following sections of Part III “Exclusion grounds” of the ESPD: Section\n III.C: “Grounds relating to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct”.

12)\n The estimated contract amount is calculated on basis of available pricing information\n and the estimated future demand for fasteners in the contract period.
The maximum\n contract value is based on the calculated estimated value to which is added 40% to\n cover fluctuations in the contract period.

13) Banedanmark will select the\n number of candidates by applying the selection criteria stated in this contract notice,\n unless the Banedanmark receives no more than the stated number of compliant requests\n for participation.

14) A site visit of the sleeper factory will be possible.\n See Tender Specifications section 2.4.

Legal basis:

Directive 2014/25/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion: Notice

Corruption: see section 135(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Fraud: see section 135(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Money laundering or terrorist financing: see section 135(1), para (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Participation in a criminal organisation: see section 135(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: see section 135(1), para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings: see section 135(1), para (6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law: see section 137(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition: see section 137(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Grave professional misconduct: see section 136, para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents or obtained confidential information of this procedure: see section 136, para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, and the candidate\n or tenderer has undertaken to unduly influence the decision-making process of the\n contracting entity, where the candidate or tenderer has obtained confidential information\n that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure, or where the\n candidate or tenderer has grossly negligently provided misleading information that\n may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, assessment of the\n minimum requirements for suitability, selection or award of contract, see section\n 137(1), para (5).

Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure: see section 136, para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure: see section 136, para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions: see section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes: see section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Business activities are suspended: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Bankruptcy: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Arrangement with creditors: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Insolvency: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Assets being administered by liquidator: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law: see section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

5 Lot

5.1 Lot: LOT-0000

Title: 2nd re-tender for fasteners and rail pads for the sleeper types: S99, SB16 & S16 for\n use in the Danish rail network

Internal identifier: 2026-19982

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Supplies

Main classification (cpv): 34947000 Sleepers and parts of sleepers

Additional classification (cpv): 34941000 Rails and accessories

Additional classification (cpv): 34946000 Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Additional classification (cpv): 34946100 Railway-track construction materials

Additional classification (cpv): 34946230 Rail clips, bedplates and ties

Options:

Description of the options: Banedanmark has the option to purchase the Product Type Acceptance (including dynamic\n tests) and Retrofitting of Sleeper Factory regarding the fastening systems for the\n S16/SB16 sleeper. Specifically step 7-12 pictured/specified in illustration 6.1 in\n Appendix 1.2.

Reference is also made to section 1.1.3 in the Tender Specifications\n and section 5.5. in the Framework Agreement.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Banedanmark sleeper factory, Vejlbyvej 1

Town: Fredericia

Postcode: 7000

Country subdivision (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Country: Denmark

Additional information:

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Bygholm Parkvej 4

Town: Horsens

Postcode: 8700

Country subdivision (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)

Country: Denmark

Additional information:

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address: Kærup Industrivej 5

Town: Ringsted

Postcode: 4100

Country subdivision (NUTS): Vest- og Sydsjælland (DK022)

Country: Denmark

Additional information:

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration: 8 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals: 2

Other information about renewals: The estimated duration of the framework agreement put out for tender is inclusive\n of the extension options. 48 months constitutes the ordinary term of the framework\n agreement, while the remaining 48 months constitutes the extension period of the framework\n agreement.

This Framework Agreement will expire without further notice four\n (4) years after signature. Subject to a written notice of at least three (3) months\n to the date of expiry of the Framework Agreement, Banedanmark may extend it 2 times\n by 24 months. Eight (8) years in total.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 430.000.000 Danish krone

Maximum value of the framework agreement: 600.000.000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation: Participation is not reserved.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): no

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria: Notice

Criterion: Financial ratio

Description of selection criterion: The candidate must submit the following information as preliminary proof that the\n candidate meets the minimum requirements for suitability in relation to economic and\n financial standing:

- Shareholders’ equity for the last financial year available.\n

The minimum requirement is that the candidate’s shareholders’ equity for\n the last financial year available must be at least 100 million DKK.

If the\n candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, shareholders’\n equity will be calculated as a total amount for the undertaking and such other entities\n for the last financial year available. For a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium),\n shareholders’ equity will be calculated as the undertakings’ overall shareholders’\n equity for the last financial year available. This information is to be provided in\n section IV.B of the ESPD.

Banedanmark will accept the following documentation\n of compliance with minimum requirements:

Shareholders’ equity for the last\n financial year available:
The undertaking’s balance sheet or extracts thereof\n for the last financial year available, if publication of the balance sheet is compulsory\n in the country where the undertaking is established, or other documentation of the\n amount of the undertaking’s shareholders’ equity. For a group of economic operators\n (e.g. a consortium), the information must be provided for each undertaking participating\n in the group. If the undertaking relies on the economic and financial capacity of\n other entities (e.g. a parent company, a fellow subsidiary or a sub-supplier), the\n information must also be provided for these entities.

Criterion: Financial ratio

Description of selection criterion: The candidate must submit the following information as preliminary proof that the\n candidate meets the minimum requirements for suitability in relation to economic and\n financial standing:

- Solvency Ratio for the last financial year available.\n

The minimum requirement is that the candidate’s solvency ratio for the last\n financial year available must be at least 20%.

The solvency ratio is calculated\n on the basis of this formula:
Solvency ratio = (equity / total assets ultimo)\n * 100

If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial capacity of other\n entities, the sum of the equity of the business participants and the sum of their\n total assets is first calculated. The ratio between these two figures is then calculated.\n In the case of an association of businesses (e.g. a consortium), the sum of the equity\n of the business participants and the sum of their total assets is first calculated.\n The information must be provided in ESPD section IV.B.

Solvency ratio for\n the last financial year availablePresentation of annual accounts or extracts thereof,\n or a statement of the solvency ratio for the latest available financial year, depending\n on when the company was established or started its business, if the figures for this\n solvency ratio are available. In the case of an association of companies (e.g. a consortium),\n the information must be provided for each of the participating companies in the association.\n If the company relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g.\n a parent company, sister company or subcontractor), the information must also be provided\n for these entities.

Criterion: References on specified deliveries

Description of selection criterion: A list of the candidate’s most significant, comparable references for delivery of\n fastening systems for monoblock sleepers within the last 3 years, see sections 5.1.9\n of the contract notice.

One reference is defined as a contract covering\n deliveries to one customer.

The list of references cannot contain more than\n three (3) references, regardless of whether the candidate is an individual undertaking,\n whether the candidate relies on the technical and professional ability of other entities,\n or whether the candidate is a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortium). If\n more than three (3) references are
listed, only the first three (3) references\n listed in the ESPD will be considered. Any additional references will be disregarded.\n

Each reference must include the following information:

• A description\n of the relevant supply. The description of the supply should also contain a description\n of the scope of the supply. The description must include confirmation that the fastening\n system holds either an EC-declaration or EC-verification according to TSI on UIC60\n rails

• The economic value of the supply (amount) within the last 3 years

•\n The date of the supply (start and end dates). Only references relating to deliveries\n performed at the time of submission of the application for prequalification will be\n considered. This means, for ongoing references, only the deliveries performed up until\n the time of submission of the application for prequalification will be included in\n the assessment of the reference.

• The name of the customer (recipient)

It\n is a minimum requirement that the candidate specifies minimum one (1) and no more\n than three (3) references within the last 3 years covering delivery of fastening systems,\n that holds an EC-verification or EC-declaration according to TSI on UIC60 rails.

This\n information is to be provided in section IV.C of the ESPD.

If the candidate\n provides the information in an appendix to the ESPD, Banedanmark will only consider\n text and not images, illustrations, etc.

Banedanmark will accept the following\n documentation of compliance with minimum requirements:

The list of references\n specified by the candidate in the ESPD will serve as final documentation of the information\n provided as regards the candidate’s technical and professional ability. However, Banedanmark\n reserves the right to contact the candidate or the customer named in the reference\n with a view to verifying the information provided about the reference, including the\n dates specified for the reference.

Criterion: References on specified deliveries

Description of selection criterion: If more than four (4) compliant applications are submitted, Banedanmark will select\n the four (4) candidates who are assessed to be the most suitable to supply the goods\n required under the contract.

The selection of candidates will be based on\n an assessment of which candidates have submitted the most relevant references, see\n clause 4.6.1, relative to the goods to be supplied under the framework agreement.

In\n its assessment of the relevance of references, Banedanmark will put emphasis on references\n delivered to references under similar climatical conditions as in Denmark.

Where\n applicants are assessed equally suitable, Banedanmark will take into account the scope\n of the references. The scope of a reference will be evaluated based on the economic\n value of the supplies delivered under the references during the preceding three (3)\n years.

The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure

Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:

Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 4

Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 4

The procedure will take place in successive stages. After the second stage, some participants may be eliminated in each following stage.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion:

Type: Price

Name: Price

Description: Reference is made to the tender specifications section 7.

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number: 80

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name: Process and support

Description: Reference is made to the tender specifications section 7.

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number: 20

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English

Address of the procurement documents: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=462245&TID=200422554&B=

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of the procedure:

Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders: 16-12-2026

Terms of submission:

Electronic submission: Required

Address for submission: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=462245&TID=200422554&B=

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English, Danish

Electronic catalogue: Not allowed

Variants: Not allowed

Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed

Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 01-12-2026 13:00 +00:00

Terms of contract:

The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

Conditions relating to the performance of the contract: The contract entails requirements regarding a railway safety management system. Moreover,\n the contract incorporates the consideration of social responsibility, as formulated\n in the conventions that form the basis for the principles of the UN Global Compact\n to the appropriate extent. In addition, contractual requirements are set in accordance\n with ILO Convention No. 94 on Labour Clauses in public contracts and Circular No.\n 9471 of 30 June 2014.

A non-disclosure agreement is required: no

Electronic ordering will be used: yes

Electronic payment will be used: yes

Financial arrangement: Payment terms are set out in section 10 of the Framework Agreement.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement:

Framework agreement, without reopening of competition

Maximum number of participants: 1

Information about the dynamic purchasing system:

No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation: Klagenævnet for Udbud

Information about review deadlines: Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov\n om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk),\n the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:

Complaints of\n not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from\n the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity\n of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation\n of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act\n and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

In other situations,\n complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the\n Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:

1) 45\n calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract.\n The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.

2)\n 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity\n has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement\n with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into\n if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.

3)\n 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated\n from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and\n tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act.

4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after\n the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2)\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Not later than at the time of lodging\n a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant\n must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with\n the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged\n during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint\n was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate\n whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1)\n of the Act.

The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n is klfu@naevneneshus.dk.

Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Banedanmark

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation receiving requests to participate: Banedanmark

Organisation processing tenders: Banedanmark